Forest Whitaker filmography

Forest Whitaker is an American actor, producer and director.

Forest Whitaker in 2014

Filmography

Film

As an Actor

Year Title Role Nominations Notes
1982 Tag: The Assassination Game Gowdy's Bodyguard
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Charles Jefferson
1985 Vision Quest Jean-Pierre "Balldozer" Baldosier
1986 The Color of Money Amos
Platoon Big Harold
1987 Stakeout Jack Pismo
Good Morning, Vietnam Pvt. Edward Garlick
1988 Bloodsport Rawlins
Bird Charlie "Bird" Parker, Jr. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
1989 Johnny Handsome Dr. Steven Fisher
1990 Downtown Dennis Curren
1991 Diary of a Hitman Dekker
A Rage in Harlem Jackson
1992 Article 99 Dr. Sid Handleman
The Crying Game Jody
Consenting Adults David Duttonville
1993 Bank Robber Officer Battle
Body Snatchers Maj. Collins
1994 Blown Away Anthony Franklin
Prêt-à-Porter Cy Bianco National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Jason's Lyric Maddog
1995 Species Dan Smithson
Smoke Cyrus Cole
1996 Phenomenon Nate Pope NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama
1998 Body Count Crane
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Ghost Dog
Light It Up Officer Dante Jackson
Witness Protection US Marshal Steven Beck
2000 Battlefield Earth Ker Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
Four Dogs Playing Poker Mr. Ellington
2001 The Fourth Angel Agent Jules Bernard
Jew Balloons Jeremiah Shultze Short film
The Hire: The Follow The Employer Short film; uncredited[1]
Green Dragon Addie
2002 Panic Room Burnham BR Award for Best Supporting Actor
Phone Booth Capt. Ed Ramey BR Award for Best Supporting Actor

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Theatrical release delayed due to Beltway sniper attacks in Oct. 2002[2]
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Himself
First Daughter Narrator Also directed
2005 A Little Trip to Heaven Abe Holt
American Gun Carter Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Mary Ted Younger
2006 Even Money Clyde Snow
The Marsh Geoffrey Hunt
Everyone's Hero Lonnie Brewster Voice
The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film


Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

Academy Award for Best Actor
AAFCA Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
BET Award for Best Actor
BR Award for Best Actor
BSFC Award for Best Actor
BFCA Award for Best Actor
CFCA Award for Best Actor
D-FWFCA Award for Best Actor
FFCC Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Hollywood Film Award for Actor of the Year
KCFCC Award for Best Actor
LVFCS Award for Best Actor
LFCC Award for Actor of the Year
LA FCA Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
NBR Award for Best Actor
NSFC Award for Best Actor
NY FCC Award for Best Actor
OFCS Award for Best Actor
PFCS Award for Best Actor
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor

2nd Place–Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

2007 The Air I Breathe Happiness
Ripple Effect Philip
The Great Debaters James L. Farmer, Sr. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
2008 Vantage Point Howard Lewis
Street Kings Capt. Jack Wander
Dragon Hunters Lian Chu (voice) English-language version
Winged Creatures Charlie Archenault
2009 Powder Blue Charlie Direct-to-video
Where the Wild Things Are Ira (voice) BR Award for Best Voice Performance
Hurricane Season Al Collins Direct-to-video
2010 Repo Men Jake Freivald
Lullaby for Pi George
My Own Love Song Joey
The Experiment Barris Direct-to-video
Our Family Wedding Bradford Boyd
2011 Catch .44 Ronny Direct-to-video
2012 Freelancers Dennis LaRue
A Dark Truth Francisco Francis
Ernest & Celestine Ernest (voice)
2013 The Last Stand Agent John Bannister
Zulu Ali Sokhela
Pawn Will Direct-to-video
Lee Daniels' The Butler Cecil Gaines –ABFF Award for Best Actor / Artist of the Year / Best Ensamble Cast


AWFJ Award for Best Ensemble Cast

–BET Award for Best Actor

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

AAFCA Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor / Love Story
Black Nativity Reverend Cornell ABFF Award for Artist of the Year /

o Best Ensemble Cast

Out of the Furnace Wesley Barnes ABF

ival Award for Artist of the Year

2014 Repentance[3] Angel Sanchez
Two Men in Town William Garnett
Taken 3 Franck Dotzler
2015 Dope Narrator Also producer
Southpaw Titus "Tick" Wills -IFJA Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

2016 Arrival Col. Weber
Rogue One Saw Gerrera
2018 Sorry to Bother You First Equisapien /Demarius Also producer
Burden Reverend David Kennedy
Black Panther Zuri SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Forgiven Archbishop Desmond Tutu
How It Ends Tom
City of Lies Jack Jackson
2019 Finding Steve McQueen Howard Lambert
2020 Jingle Jangle[4] Jeronicus Jangle
Respect C. L. Franklin Post-production

As Producer

Year Title Nominations
2013 Fruitvale Station –Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year / Movie of the Year
AFI Award for Movie of the Year
2015 Dope
2016 Songs My Brother Taught Me
2018 Sorry to Bother You

As Director

Year Title Nominations
1993 Strapped
1995 Waiting to Exhale
1998 Hope Floats – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Director

Black Film Award for Best Director

2004 First Daughter

Television

Year Title Role Episode(s) Nominations
1982 Making the Grade "Marriage David Style"
1983 Cagney & Lacey Night Manager "The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All"
1984 Trapper John, M.D. Lewis Jordan "School Nurse"
Hill Street Blues Floyd Green "Blues for Mr. Green"
1985 Diff'rent Strokes Herman "Bully for Arnold"
The Grand Baby Television movie
The Fall Guy Friend "Spring Break"
North and South Cuffey Miniseries
1986 Amazing Stories Jerry "Gather Ye Acorns"
North and South, Book II Cuffey Miniseries
1987 Hands of a Stranger Sergeant Delaney Television movies
1990 Criminal Justice Jessie Williams Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming Award for Fiction: Actor
1993 Lush Life Buddy Chester
Last Light Fred Whitmore CableACE Award for Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
1994 The Enemy Within Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault Mr. Rucker
1999 Witness Protection Steven Beck
2001 Feast of All Saints Daguerreotypist Picard
2002 Door to Door Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
2003 Deacons for Defense Marcus Clay Television movie;
Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie

2002–03 The Twilight Zone Host / Narrator 44 episodes
2006–07 ER Curtis Ames 6 episodes PTE Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Shield Lt. Jon Kavanaugh (Seasons 5 and 6) Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or TV Film
2007–09 American Dad! The Turlingtons (voice) 3 episodes
2010 Criminal Minds Sam Cooper "The Fight"
Brick City Television movie;
Executive producer
PTE Award for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Sam Cooper Lead role; 13 episodes
2012 Serving Life Narrator Documentary; executive producer
2013 Africa Documentary series
2016 Roots Henry (Fiddler) 4 episodes
2017-2018 Star Wars Rebels Saw Gerrera
(voice)
4 episodes
Empire Eddie Barker 10 episodes
2019-present Godfather of Harlem Bumpy Johnson 10 episodes

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2019 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Saw Gerrera Voice, Likeness, and Motion Capture

Music videos

Year Artist Title
2019 Bring Me the Horizon "In the Dark"

References

  1. "The Follow". Cinearchive.org. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. "'Phone' release delayed". Amarillo.com. Associated Press. October 18, 2002. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. "REPENTANCE – IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 28, 2014". Codeblack.com. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. Fleming Jr., Mike (October 30, 2018). "Forest Whitaker To Star In David E. Talbert's Netflix Holiday Family Musical 'Jingle Jangle'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 30, 2018.


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